Nziva Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nziva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nziva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1791:295,76322,969
Kenya1671:276,52618,122
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nziva (18) may also be a first name.

Nziva Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nziva Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nziva is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nziva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nziva is the 806,178th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nziva are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nziva is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.

Nziva is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 295,763. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 60 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 40 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 48 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Nziva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzivau9142/
Nzivai911/
Ndziva911/
Njiva802,229/
Nzivo801,816/
Nzive80494/
Nziwa80429/
Nziba80318/
Nzeva8022/
Nciva8013/
Ngiva806/
Nsiva804/
Nzivi801/
Ndziba731,195/
Njivai73276/
Ndjiva7358/
Ndziwa7344/
Nzuiba7341/
Njivat7316/
N'Ziba738/
Njivha738/
Nshiva735/
Nzivou732/
Nzziwa732/
Nzibai731/
Ndzivo731/
Nzivoh731/
Nzoiwa731/
Nzieba731/
Nzibau731/
Nzibah731/
Nzeiba731/
Ncieva731/
Njivay731/
Ntshiva6737/
Ndzibah6720/
Nchivga676/
Ndziewa675/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nziva
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